Maintenance Strategy & Continuous Improvement Lead

Picnic; Ridderkerk; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

25 vacation days

Car lease

Healthy meals at FC

Pension plan: Doenpensioen

Laptop & smartphone

Growth and impact

International environment

Learning & development

Nationwide locations

Job summary

Picnic in Ridderkerk seeks an experienced Continuous Improvement and Operations Manager to own the long-term direction of all material handling equipment. You will work with site leadership and cross-functional teams to translate goals into scalable roadmaps, optimizing automated workflows and driving operational excellence.

The role requires a MSc in a technical field and 3+ years in maintenance/operational strategy with a passion for automation, data analytics, and Lean/Six Sigma methods.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Maintenance value stream day-to-day and coach Maintenance Engineers and Supervisors.
• Define and execute the long-term performance roadmap with KPIs across safety, quality, throughput, and efficiency.
• Lead Kaizen initiatives, Lean methodologies, and root-cause analyses to drive process improvements.
• Analyze complex workflows with data to remove bottlenecks and improve equipment availability with technical teams.
• Bridge maintenance, suppliers, planning, analysts, and operations to ensure seamless end-to-end flow.
• Oversee safety standards, 5S, and best practices across site operations.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Lean methodologies

Data analysis

English fluency

Dutch language (plus)

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Supply Chain Management or Engineering

Tools

Tableau

Excel

SQL

Job description

Picnic in Ridderkerk seeks an experienced Continuous Improvement and Operations Manager to own the long-term direction of all material handling equipment. You will work with site leadership and cross-functional teams to translate goals into scalable roadmaps, optimizing automated workflows and driving operational excellence.

The role requires a MSc in a technical field and 3+ years in maintenance/operational strategy with a passion for automation, data analytics, and Lean/Six Sigma methods.